HIV/AIDS infection in critical care: epidemiological profile and risk factors for mortality in a Colombian cohort.

Introduction: Outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) have improved with antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, whether the outcomes have improved in low- and middle-income countries, paralleling those of high-income countries is unknown. The objective of this study was to describe a cohort of HIV-infected patients admitted to ICU in a middle-income country and identify the risk factors associated with mortality.

Micro-patterned deposition of MoS ultrathin-films by a controlled droplet dragging approach.

Micropatterning of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) ultrathin-films and monolayers has been demonstrated by various multi-step approaches. However, directly achieving a patterned growth of TMDC films is still considered to be challenging. Here, we report a solution-based approach for the synthesis of patterned MoS layers by dragging a precursor solution droplet with variable velocities across a substrate.

A vapor-phase-assisted growth route for large-scale uniform deposition of MoS monolayer films.

In this work a vapor-phase-assisted approach for the synthesis of monolayer MoS is demonstrated, based on the sulfurization of thin MoO precursor films in an HS atmosphere. We discuss the co-existence of various possible growth mechanisms, involving solid-gas and vapor-gas reactions. Different sequences were applied in order to control the growth mechanism and to obtain monolayer films.

OUTCOMES OF PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR MACULAR HOLE IN PATIENTS WITH UVEITIS.

Purpose: Inflammatory macular hole is a rare complication of uveitis, and data on surgical outcomes of closure are scarce. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anatomical and visual outcomes of conventional pars plana vitrectomy for patients with uveitis.

Methods: Noncomparative, interventional, and consecutive case series from 6 vitreoretinal surgical centers from 2007 to 2015.

Unveiling idiopathic macular telangiectasia: clinical applications of optical coherence tomography angiography.

Purpose: Idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2 (IMT2) is a bilateral acquired maculopathy, with a spectrum of clinical presentations associated with inner retinal telangiectatic vascular anomalies. Cases often are underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Current diagnostic modalities such as spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) are valuable to the understanding of the clinicopathology.

Behavioral thermoregulation and critical thermal limits of giant keyhole limpet Megathura crenulata(Sowerby 1825) (Mollusca; Vetigastropoda).

The thermoregulatory behavior of the giant keyhole limpet Megathura crenulata was determined in a horizontal thermal gradient during the day at 18.9 °C and 18.3 °C for the night.

Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Patients With Vitreomacular Traction.

Background And Objective: To evaluate clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT).

Patients And Methods: Noncomparative, interventional, consecutive case series from 2007 to 2014.

Results: Of the 37 study eyes, patients were grouped according to the extent of VMT evident on OCT.

Diagnostic Sensitivity of Indocyanine Green Angiography for Birdshot Chorioretinopathy.

Importance: To describe a cohort of patients with birdshot chorioretinopathy who did not manifest birdshot lesions on clinical examination but had retinal vasculitis, low-grade to moderate vitritis, and hypocyanescent lesions on indocyanine green angiography (ICGA).

Observations: Case series of 3 patients with mild to moderate vitritis and retinal vasculitis without definite birdshot lesions on clinical examination evaluated from January 2007 to December 2014 at 4 academic ophthalmology centers. All patients' results were positive for human leukocyte antigen-A29.

Giant retinal tears after prior pars plana vitrectomy: management strategies and outcomes.

Purpose: To evaluate management strategies and outcomes for patients with giant retinal tear (GRT)-associated retinal detachment (RD) that had undergone previous pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Methods: A noncomparative consecutive case series between January 2005 and July 2010. Patients with a preceding history of PPV undergoing retinal reattachment surgery for GRTs were identified.

Surgery for retinal detachment in patients with giant retinal tear: etiologies, management strategies, and outcomes.

Background And Objective: To evaluate etiologies, management, and outcomes for patients with giant retinal tears undergoing initial surgery at a single institution.

Patients And Methods: Noncomparative, retrospective, consecutive case series at a university referral center including 79 eyes of 77 patients.

Results: Blunt trauma constituted 22% of cases.

Quality of life after breast reduction surgery: a 10-year retrospective analysis using the Breast Q questionnaire: does breast size matter?

Background: Patient reported outcome studies are extremely valuable. We hypothesize that breast reduction surgery has a high satisfaction rate, and that body mass index (BMI), and the amount of breast tissue removed would not alter this outcome. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an improvement in the quality of life in patients undergoing breast reduction surgery, and whether breast volume or patient size influences this outcome.

Influence of wine turbidity on the accumulation of volatile compounds from the oak barrel.

In this work the influence of the turbidity of a red wine aged in oak barrels on the accumulation of volatile compounds has been studied. From the results obtained, it may be concluded that the wine turbidity had an effect on the concentration of many of the oak volatile compounds, especially furanic and phenolic compounds. In all cases the concentrations of furanic aldehydes and vanillin were significantly higher (p < 0.

Therapeutic benefit of spironolactone in experimental chronic cyclosporine A nephrotoxicity.

Background: Cyclosporine A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug used to prevent tissue allograft rejection. However, its long-term utilization is limited due to chronic nephrotoxicity for which no prevention is available. This study evaluated the effect of spironolactone on renal functional and structural alterations induced by CsA, and assessed whether the protective effect was associated with a reduction of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and the change of extracellular matrix protein mRNA level.